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The First Place Opposition Side: Bennett Hochner, Sage creek High School After Citizenship Comes the Opportunity to Sit on Boards and Commissions Proposition Side: Mabel Song, Canyon Crest Academy SB-174: A Step Towards Equality The Second Place Opposition Side: Skyler Wu, Del Norte High School SB-174: Inclusion or Exploitation? Proposition Side: Andrew […]

by Bennett Hochner, Sage creek High School As the sands of time continue trickling through the hourglass of American history, the United States Constitution and its Amendments have remained the highest law of the land. They delineate the framework for our government, outline the separation of powers, and detail how liberty and justice for its […]

by Mabel Song, Canyon Crest Academy The Trump administration’s repeated demand for the fortification of immigration policy has lead to much conflict in today’s political climate. The topic of immigration itself has been converted into somewhat of a sensitive one, where opinions range so drastically that most prefer to not discuss it at all. However, […]

by Skyler Wu, Del Norte High School While California boasts the largest economy of any state, it also exploits the most workers of any state (National Human Trafficking Hotline). The $180-billion undocumented labor industry (PRI), a significant chunk of California’s economy, keeps operating costs and consumer prices low with a trend of subminimum-wage compensation, substandard […]

SB 174: Affirmative by Andrew Gao, Canyon Crest Academy California has long been regarded as one of the most diverse and multicultural states in the United States, and even in the entire world. People from all walks of life live, work, play, and learn here in the Golden state, which is truly a “golden” example […]

Consequences of California SB 174 by Alan Ding, Escondido Charter High School California State Senator Ricardo Lara introduced California Senate Bill SB 174 to allow any resident of the state over eighteen years of age to be able to hold an appointed civil office regardless of citizenship or immigration status. The highlight of the bill […]

The Illegal but Essential Workers by Sean Cai, Scripps Ranch High School Under the table of massive Californian growth, within the perception of the Western Economic Powerhouse, is the mass of the undocumented, who are central to economic growth in the state and fill the jobs required to drive economic growth. Indeed, in a time of […]